Getting rid of guns won't prevent tragedies like Sandy Hook. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_attacks_in_China_(2010%E2%80%9312) Edit: Look. I only have half a dog in this fight. I personally don't think guns should be banned. However, I do think more regulation is needed. Throwing out half assed ideas though, that are easy to argue against and don't actually make concrete solutions, are not the way to go. There's better ways to go about gun control then taking half thought out ideas and trying to fly to the moon with them. The other problem is, the chances of banning guns in our country is probably never going to happen. They're so ingrained in our culture and they're legitimately used by so many people, that the very thought of doing it is not only unpalatable, it's political suicide as well. This is one of the areas where smarter, more acute regulation could really do wonders. That's what we need to push for. Not zany ideas and not half assed measures.
The Wikipedia article states otherwise unfortunately. I really wish you were right though. The NRA is a DC lobby group. A more reputable organization for gun owners is the 2nd Amendment Foundation. That said, there are good solutions out there. The biggest one being, in my opinion, better regulation of sales.A series of uncoordinated mass stabbings, hammer attacks, and cleaver attacks in the People's Republic of China began in March 2010. The spate of attacks left at least 25 dead and some 115 injured.
The solution being discussed now is never the right solution. I know. The NRA has done a very good job.
The link I posted suggests this solution (which will get sales at least somewhat more under control) because Congress has been unwilling to pass better regulations. Edit: Also, the Chenpeng stabbing is the one gun nuts used to make themselves feel better after Sandy Hook. No one died: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenpeng_Village_Primary_School_stabbing
I literally laid out a quick counter argument for every point in that article. If you would like to go back to my original posts and discuss those points, I would be more than happy to. However, ignoring my arguments and acting as if I've offered nothing is not a good way to get a dialogue going. The chances of Congress or The President going through with any of the suggestions proposed in the article are next to none. The gun lobby has a lot of influence. You're cherry picking here. There was a rash of school attacks in China, and there were deaths involved. Let's be honest here. If I went and found a random school shooting here in the States where no one was killed, you'd accuse me of cherry picking as well. Trust me. I like this discussion. I think it's an important discussion to have. I'm very much willing to talk about it, but you have to give me something to work with here. Edit: Combined the two posts I just made for ease of reading.The link I posted suggests this solution (which will get sales at least somewhat more under control) because Congress has been unwilling to pass better regulations.
Also, the Chenpeng stabbing is the one gun nuts used to make themselves feel better after Sandy Hook. No one died: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenpeng_Village_Primary_School_stabbing